This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hamilton Academical and Ayr United at 15:00 on 29th October 2011 in the Scottish Division One.

Footymad preview History of the Hamilton Academical v Ayr United fixture

Hamilton Academical play host to Ayr United at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Accies are clearly on top, winning 51.95% of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Hamilton Academical was just over four years ago, in August 2007, with Ayr United inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Accies in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Ayr Utd. 1 - 2 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Tue 14 Aug Hamilton Ac. 1-2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Challenge Cup
2004/2005 Tue 17 Aug Hamilton Ac. 4 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish League Cup
1998/1999 Wed 24 Mar Hamilton Ac. 0 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division One
1998/1999 Sat 19 Dec Ayr Utd. 5 - 0 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division One
1998/1999 Sat 31 Oct Hamilton Ac. 1 - 3 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division One
1998/1999 Sat 05 Sep Ayr Utd. 2 - 3 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Hamilton Academical are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Ayr United have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Honest Men have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hamilton Academical are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 10 games.

Ayr United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 9 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hamilton Academical 6 3 1 2 6 4 10
Ayr United 6 2 2 2 4 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Accies to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hamilton Academical Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Ayr United 5 games since last away draw.

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